Articles Tagged: Domestic violence

The 35-year-old, who was already convicted in state court for domestic abuse, was sentenced to over 2 years in federal prison for illegally having a gun as a felon.

The Iowa House Public Safety Committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would bar cities and counties from issuing local identification cards, sending the bill to the House floor for debate on a party-line vote, with Republicans in favor and Democrats opposed.

An Iowa City man was arrested Sunday on charges that he sexually abused a woman in his car after offering to give her a ride.

Christmas and other winter holidays are just around the corner, and while most people look forward to the season with excitement, it can be a difficult time for people in vulnerable situations, like those leaving behind an abusive relationship.

An Iowa City man, accused of fatally assaulting the mother of his toddler, will claim self-defense, diminished capacity and intoxication at his Jan. 27 murder trial.

A prosecutor found an Iowa City woman was justified in using deadly force against her former live-in boyfriend after he forced is way into her home in June.

Two Cedar Rapids men have been arrested in relation to a shooting that happened last week at a Marion Motel.

A Cedar Rapids woman was arrested Sunday after police say she shot several times at a man who she had been living with while involved in an intimate relationship.

City of Iowa City to convey land as part of Iowa Finance Authority grant terms

Man still has other pending cases for domestic assault and violating sex offender registration requirements.

An investigation revealed a history of domestic abuse by an Iowa City man charged earlier this year with fatally assaulting the mother of his toddler.

A divided Iowa Supreme Court last week upheld two laws restricting firearm access, one related to domestic violence protective orders and the other to possession of illegal drugs while carrying a weapon.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested over the weekend after police say he punched his girlfriend in the face, stabbed her multiple times with a screwdriver and held her against her will.

A Cedar Rapids man was arrested Sunday on charges of domestic abuse after a four-hour standoff with Cedar Rapids police officers, according to authorities.

Joshua Perry, 34, was charged with the murder in January of Victoria Skarda, 33, who authorities say was the mother of his child.